Dr. Barry Dworkin

Study looks at how acrylamide, produced when you cook food at high heat, may trigger genetic changes leading to certain cancers. We need to keep in mind that that we are exposed to low levels that to date have not been linked to human cancers.

Health Headlines Commentary for March 8, 2019

Source:

Possible carcinogen found in French fries, potato chips and other foods: study

Reference:

Experimental and pan-cancer genome analyses reveal widespread contribution of acrylamide exposure to carcinogenesis in humans

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